ab shikva-e-sang-o-khisht kaisaa — Gopal Mittal

fitrat mein aadmi ki hai mubham saa ek khauf
us khauf kaa kisi ne khudaa naam rakh diyaa

mujhe zindagi ki duaa dene vaale
hansi aa rahi hai tiri saadgi par

kyaa kijiye kashish hai kuchh aisi gunaah mein
main varna yuun fareb mein aataa bahaar ke

meraa saaqi hai baDaa dariyaa-dil
phir bhi pyaasaa huun ki sahraa huun main

tark-e-taalluqaat khud apnaa qusur thaa
ab kyaa gila ki un ko hamaari khabar nahin

khudaa gavaah ki donon hain dushman-e-parvaaz
gham-e-qafas ho ki raahat ho aashiyaane ki

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

main nukta-chin nahin huun magar ye bataaiye
vo kaun the jo hans ke gulon ko masal gae

baad muddat ke gulaabon ki mahak aai hai
us ne pardes se bhejaa koi khat hai mujh ko